Published 1:06 pm, Tuesday, September 29, 2015

The Woodlands Christian Academy is expanding its athletics facilities. By mid-September, the school will complete its first track field and upgrades to its existing football stadium.

The Woodlands Christian Academy is expanding its athletics facilities. By mid-September, the school will complete its first track field and upgrades to its existing football stadium.

Warriors getting back on track

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Woodlands Christian bounced back from back-to-back losses to beat Bryan Brazos Christian in its district opener last week.

Standout running back Luke Hudson paced the 44-35 home win, surpassing 6,000 career all-purpose yards with 104 yards and one touchdown rushing and 80 yards and another TD receiving.

"Our goal every week is just to win the next game, and so for us, coming out with a district win is a huge positive for our kids and our team," first-year coach Mike Crocker said. "Hopefully that's going to set us on the right track as we head into the rest of the district season."

Crocker said the losses to Westbury Christian (41-13) and Cypress Christian (49-13) were tough, but they helped prepare them for success in their TAPPS 4-III opener and the rest of the season.

"We turned the ball over several times in those two games, and we just had some things not go our way," Crocker said. "We had some bad luck here and there, and we didn't play real well, straight up.

"We didn't execute how we know we can and it came back to bite us.

"But those are two really good teams that are going to make some noise in their respective districts."

Brazos Christian was good, too, and it took a 7-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

But Woodlands Christian stayed the course, scoring the next 31 points unanswered to take firm control going into the fourth quarter.

"Our team really never quit, and Brazos Christian is a great team," Crocker said. "Coach (Brandon) Green does a great job with those kids and they're always well-coached. We told our kids this is a team that's … not going to quit, so you've got to rise above it."

The senior helped the Warriors answer Brazos Christian's early touchdown with three consecutive scoring receptions from 20, 60 and 13 yards, giving them an 18-7 lead early in the second half.

He finished with four grabs for 105 yards.

"Kyle Clark has really been a shining star for our team lately," Crocker said. "He catches everything that comes to him, he has a great work ethic in practice and is a kid that Seth (Condit) is starting to rely on."

Condit, the first-year quarterback, turned in his best outing last week.

The sophomore threw for 257 yards and five touchdowns and ran for 81 yards and another score, taking pressure off Hudson.

"He's a kid who, as a sophomore coming into the season, had never taken a varsity snap in a game like this, especially a district game, so to come out and throw for (257) yards says a lot for that kid and how he's matured over the last four games," Crocker said.